The median annual wage for nuclear medicine technologists was $73,360 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $52,950, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $100,080.

In May 2015, the median annual wages for nuclear medicine technologists in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

Offices of physicians

$75,100

Hospitals; state, local, and private

73,050

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

70,110

Most nuclear medicine technologists work full time. Some nuclear medicine technologists work evenings, weekends, or overnight because imaging is sometimes needed in emergencies.

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Median annual wages, May 2015

Nuclear medicine technologists

$73,360

Health technologists and technicians

$42,190

Total, all occupations

$36,200

Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics